John Stones

[Machiavelli]

This man gets it.

A few of us do tbf.

 

[kupest]

I've just seen some of the graphics they designed for the Stones signing.

One thing that was strikingly obvious was that there was no squad number incorporated into the designs yet.

Have the ful list of squad numbers been published yet?

I thought number 2 would be the obvious choice for Stones, unless Zaba gives up number 5, and picks up number 2

Considering they are doing the graphics for Stones, this looks set to be done mate?

Also good call on the Sane transfer ! :)

 

[Neville Kneville]

I thought number 2 would be the obvious choice for Stones

He's not that bad.

 

[bluesince76]

I've just seen some of the graphics they designed for the Stones signing.

One thing that was strikingly obvious was that there was no squad number incorporated into the designs yet.

Have the ful list of squad numbers been published yet?

I thought number 2 would be the obvious choice for Stones, unless Zaba gives up number 5, and picks up number 2

He's taking number 10 and Aguero is going back to 16. Fecker is like a woman dress shopping and has decided he wants the first one again.

I assume we'll be trying to free up some of the lower numbers, so the squad numbers may be on hold until we get rid of the deadwood, sorry valued squad members.

 

[TFC]

Im not sure why we are even talking about the fee. The market has gone mad. If pep wants him we pay what we think is correct or move on. If its 40m 50m and we win trophys with him then the fee will be forgotten

Transfer fees are a stick that fans of other clubs use to beat us with. Personally, I'm with you, couldn't give a flying fuck what the fee for any player is as long as we meet the ffp restrictions and the player lives up to his billing. I think Stones will.

That being said, I will certainly use the pogba fee as a stick to beat rag fans with because that is just fucking ludicrous money ;)

 

[mosssideblue]

My main issue with Otamendi is his being on his arse too much .... When you are the last defender your decision making has to be spot on and staying on your feet/jockeying/slowing down an attacker is an important part of defending, he only seems to have one mode which is diving in and trying to win the ball just about every time.

He is who he is and we must have known that. For me, he was our strongest defender last season and I expect he will improve this year

 

[mattyb]

Considering they are doing the graphics for Stones, this looks set to be done mate?

Also good call on the Sane transfer ! :)

They get started on the graphics and stuff as soon as they are confident something will happen, it doesn't guarantee anything, but it's a decent indicator that things are moving in the right direction....

 

[kaz7]

 

[Neville Kneville]

They get started on the graphics and stuff as soon as they are confident something will happen, it doesn't guarantee anything, but it's a decent indicator that things are moving in the right direction....

Cheers for the info.

 

[Easy]

This man gets it.

Like I said before, it does make a difference because being a 40m defender or the most expensive defender in history is not the same.

Stones has had a tough season and he doesn't need another one. The media has a bias towards us and will destroy Stones for every mistake he makes and having a record fee on his head will only make him an easier target. You can be mentally strong but football players are human too and like it or not the media effects players. I think this is one of the main reasons City are haggling.

Many people overlook this and its completely understandable but we already saw how the media attacked Sterling even though he had a solid season. Stones could easily be City's new scapegoat especially if we pay 50m+.